Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . oue-half of both combatants, for not morethan 15,000 men on each side were en-gaged. In this battle Gen. O. O. Howardlost his right arm. Caseys division, thatwithstood the first shock of the battle,lost one-third of its number. Falkland Islands, The. In 1831 thepolicy of President Jackson towards for-eign nations was intimated in his instruc-tions to Louis McLane, his first ministerto England, in which he said, Ask noth-ing but what is right; submit to nothingthat is wrong. In th
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . oue-half of both combatants, for not morethan 15,000 men on each side were en-gaged. In this battle Gen. O. O. Howardlost his right arm. Caseys division, thatwithstood the first shock of the battle,lost one-third of its number. Falkland Islands, The. In 1831 thepolicy of President Jackson towards for-eign nations was intimated in his instruc-tions to Louis McLane, his first ministerto England, in which he said, Ask noth-ing but what is right; submit to nothingthat is wrong. In this spirit he dealtwith the lessee of the Falkland Islands,lying east of Patagonia, South islands were under the protectionof Buenos Ayres, and had been leased toDon Louis Vernet, who undertook to com-pel sailing vessels to take out license tocatch seals under his authority. Hecaptured three American vessels, andwhen the news of this and other out-rages reached the United States, thePresident, always prompt in the vindi-cation of the rights of his countrymenagainst foreign aggressors, sent Captain. PATH OAKS. era! Hooker and hfs troops took a con- Duncan, in the ship-of-war Lexington, tospieuous part in the struggle, which lasted protect American sealers in that region,several hours. Finally the Confederates, In December, 1831, he broke up Vernetstoiled, withdrew to Richmond, and the Na- establishment, restored the captured prop- 307
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